Summary:Ch. 1-5Hazel Grace Lancaster is a seventeen-year-old girl living with cancer. While she believes depression is just a side effect of death, her mother believes it is a side effect of cancer and forces her to attend a weekly support group. Every encounter felt absolutely the same to her. Until one day a boy stared at her as she entered the support group. His name is Augustus Waters, present at the meeting to support his friend Isaac who would soon go blind due to the cancer residing in his eyes. Once the meeting is over, the handsome Augustus approaches Hazel, they introduce themselves and soon she is invited to his house to watch a movie. However, he takes out a cigarette and Hazel freaks out, whereupon he explains that it is a metaphor: "Put the thing that kills between your teeth, but don't give it the power to kill" (Green 20). Once at his house, Hazel begins to feel no different from the other girls, but when they say goodbye, she can't get the thought of him out of her head. Hazel shares a book with Augustus and he shares one with her. She reads the series quickly, while he takes a little longer. Soon he will be as obsessed with the book as she is. Hazel had attempted to contact the author in the past but had never received a response. After an almost frightening call from Augustus with sobs in the background, he goes to his house. There he finds Isaac in Augustus' basement heartbroken because his girlfriend decided that being blind would be too much for her. Several days after this incident, Hazel once again hears from Augustus who has had great news. He had received a reply to his email from the Imperial Affliction author's assistant. Ah... middle of paper... stay home and exclude yourself from other people. Then Augustus came and reminded her that it's okay to continue living; you can't always control who you hurt in the long run. Together they bring out the best in each other and this challenges the idea of ​​teenage romance. It is often seen as innocent, puppy love, but a situation like illness can only highlight the fact that true love can be found regardless of age. This novel should be read because it offers a teenager's perspective on determination, true love, and living with cancer. The book is honest in saying that cancer is painful and that death leaves scars on others, but there is no way to prevent it. You cannot fear oblivion because it is inevitable, just as death is. In turn it is better to live it and enjoy it and its vast opportunities and not be afraid of what MIGHT happen.